Puymirol is a commune in the south-west of France, located in the Lot-et-Garonne department (New-Aquitaine region). Sitting on a steep plateau 153 meters above sea level, the town of Puymirol is a former 13th century bastide created by Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse, on land ceded by Pierre de Reims, Bishop of Agen. The date of 1246 is given as that of the foundation of this reputedly impregnable place. During the wars of the 16th century, Puymirol, attacked by Protestants in November 1569, was victoriously defended by François de Montpezat. But, in 1574, the Protestants succeeded in occupying it, perhaps by treachery, and maintained themselves there until the advent of Henri IV. This prince, while he was at war in Guyenne, had made Puymirol one of the places of safety to which he seemed to have been particularly attached. Henri IV also brought new, more robust fortifications to the Château de Puymirol. There remains today the Fica(r)t tower on the south-east point of the rampart. In the 16th century, the Saint-Seurin church, located outside the walls, and the urban church of Notre-Dame were destroyed by the Protestants who used the materials for the fortifications. The first was never picked up. From the second, only the beautiful porch and the bell tower were spared. Roadmap of the Puymirol Virtual Walking Tour Part 1 : https://goo.gl/maps/BB7v1BruZGgz5zAe8 Part 2 : https://goo.gl/maps/oXmPJbrqJAkdJ3ep7 _____________________________________ ❤️ If you like our videos, you can ❤️: 1. - 👍✅ Subscribe to be notified about our next videos: https://www.youtube.com/@labellefrance 2. - 📨💝 Send us a Super Thanks (a heart under each video on the right side) 3. - ✊🤩 Support us with a donate - ☕https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LaBelleFrance 🔥 All your Super Thanks💝, donates 💰, subscriptions 🔔, likes 👍, comments 💬 or suggestions 🤔 are highly appreciated and will help us to continuously improve our channel content. 🔥 _____________________________________ * 🍷 Our South-West France playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEJQ0FmemrBAQTcSwGzAC_hFCo2bYwK5X 🏡 Our Most Beautiful Villages of France playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEJQ0FmemrBARNlmhO6na5VWq5WDDVAaL 🥐 Our Paris playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEJQ0FmemrBCdSHpRH589laFVgMe8wQBd 🥨 Alsace: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEJQ0FmemrBARNlmhO6na5VWq5WDDVAaL ❄️ Christmas: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEJQ0FmemrBDoOV9PU3XjarttbcbcpX64 🐮 Normandy: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEJQ0FmemrBCrGtgYvkk5VIpAz-skxKqd 🚶‍♂️ Walking Tours: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEJQ0FmemrBD55iISUm5H9pv5Tu1SPymq * 🌍 You can join us in our community to be able to see the lust updates of the channel and leave your comments: https://www.youtube.com/@labellefrance-5486/community * 🎵 Music and sound effects from Epidemic Sound soundtrack base. Sign up for a 30-day free trial here https://share.epidemicsound.com/fn58ol * La Belle France Social Networks: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/La.Belle.Fra... Telegram: https://web.telegram.org/k/#@Belle_Fr... Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BELLE_FRANCE/ * #puymirol #nouvelleaquitaine #lotetgaronne

• published: 02 Jun 2023
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